Kelis released just one album on Jive records, in 2006, having previously been signed to Virgin and Arista. Her manager Jeff Rabhan says, “It was a case of being in the ever-shrinking world of the record industry and finding herself on a label she wasn’t signed to and without a champion…..[...] Thanks to sweetblondie for providing this nice story on Digg (more than 293 Diggs).
What other user say about this:
cryptomystic: who fuckin cares?she sucks, how is this news?
neodorian: I really hated that song when I first heard it but when I saw her perform it on SNL I gained some respect. Pretty rocking for a one off pop tune. I guess they have to remember that their audience has the attention span of a fly. Live with a full band it’s a pretty cool jam.
dilpil1: Lol @ label selling 150,000 copies of an album and considering it a failure. Major labels: n00bs at business in the 21st century.
Nigmotron: Truly a shame. I enjoyed her milkshare.
JuStein: Dugg for the Headline.
edwartica: Who the hell is Kelis?
AccuraCast: Dugg for headline-writing brilliance!
Someone at the Metro / Sun newspaper should take tips on writing cool headlines from sweetblondie!
Calcularius: That song made me vomit.
ZenMojo: I loved Kelis. “I hate you so much right now” was one of my favorite songs. I didn’t really like Milkshake all that much. She’s a really good backup singer at the very least but many of her songs are bullshit.
AutomaticTLC: If you listen to anything else by Kelis minus “Milkshake” [especially her older albums] you’ll find shes one of the best R&B acts out. Its a shame SHE was dropped.
brufleth: Summary:
Not enough people are buying some rich bitches boring CDs so her record label is dropping her and she wants to try acting.In other news sky is blue and water is wet. Is it so hard for people to believe they’re just a fad, a one hit wonder, another trite piece of over produced artistic trash? Producers spawn boy bands, rap super stars, and the latest pop sensations like Gizmo spawning gremlins. These people need to be happy with their 15 minutes, avoid spending all their new found wealth on “ice” and spinners, and enjoy retiring in their twenties.
mtb4me3000: Dugg for title!
huskerdude: Oh, she’s married to some famous guy. I always wondered how she ever got a deal in the first place.
beathermit: she’s married to Nas she’ll be alright.
theredpill99: The B list entertainers are going to start dropping like flies. A list entertainers will stay but you can bet there will be a lot less BMW’s being driven around Hollywood. They’ll have to settle for Honda Civics. hahaha
